When Dr. Betsee Parker left to see her string of horses perform at the Devon Horse Show this year she probably had no idea that she was about to break a record for the number of Championships won by one owner in the history of the Devon Horse Show. This marvelous team of horses, riders and trainers accumulated five Championships, one Reserve Championship and two Grand Championships! The list included High Performance Working Hunter Championship, Regular Conformation Hunter Championship, Large Pony Hunter Championship, Grand Champion Pony Hunter, Grand Small Junior Working Hunter, Small Junior Working Hunter Champion younger rider, and Large Junior Working Hunter Champion younger rider.

"It was very gratifying," said Dr. Parker. "I'm so grateful to my team, they couldn't have performed any better."

What was her reaction when told by the media that this had never been done before? "We really try to focus on the task at hand. Of course we want to do the very best we can do. In a way it's an academic exercise for me. I do realize that it was an unusual accomplishment and I feel very gratified that all my horses performed at their peak. It's everything you can hope for. You certainly can never count on anything in this game. There are so many variables. When it all comes together like it did for us at Devon it really is very thrilling..."

"None of this would be possible without a great team. Tim Boulton, Tori Colvin, Brigid Colvin, Scott Stewart, Hunt Tosh and Mandy Tosh. A special thanks to Tim for seeing to it that each horse is fit and ready to compete at their absolute best."

The Huntland team then moved on to the Upperville Colt and Horse Show and more or less did the same thing all over again: Six championships, one Reserve Championship and two Grand Championships. Dr. Parker's Green working Hunter Listen was overall Grand Hunter Champion with Victoria Colvin and Inclusive won the Hunter Derby also with Victoria Colvin. It just doesn't get any better.